Vedanta

noun

Ve·​dan·​ta vā-ˈdän-tə 

və-,

-ˈdan- 

: an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy developing especially in a qualified monism the speculations of the Upanishads on ultimate reality and the liberation of the soul

Vedantism

vā-ˈdän-ˌti-zəm 

və-

-ˈdan-

noun

Vedantist

vā-ˈdän-tist 

və-

-ˈdan-

noun

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Sanskrit vedānta, literally, "end of the Veda," from veda- veda + anta- "end, limit," akin to antya- "located at the end, last," Germanic *andja- "end, extreme" (whence Gothic andeis "end," Old English ende) — more at end entry 1

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above